The Greatest Gaming Icons

Tech UK MSN: "Ever since Mario first hurdled the barrels that Donkey Kong threw down at him, computer games characters have printed themselves onto the public consciousness.

We spend hours at a time on computer games, so it is inevitable that we start to form attachments with the protagonists and their foes.

Some computing icons are little more than a collection of pixels, whilst some have evolved into 3D rendered semi-photo-realistic creations - but they are all instantly recognizable to millions of gamers worldwide".